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Dennis Singleton has followed the markets closely for years and still finds them genuinely fascinating. He writes about stocks, AI, and semiconductors in plain language, cuts through the hype, and is straight about the risks as well as the upside. He does this because he wants readers to win.

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Next week's bullish watch: four AI names we're watching into the July 4 week

Our first weekly bullish watch. Four AI-related names heading into the holiday-shortened week of June 29, each with a real catalyst and the risk that comes with it. Watching, not recommending.

Jun 25, 2026
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Advanced packaging is the bottleneck behind the AI chip, and the stocks that own it

Everyone watches TSMC make the AI chip, but it cannot ship without advanced packaging, the CoWoS step that bonds the GPU to its memory, and it has been sold out into 2026. Here is what advanced packaging is, why it is the real bottleneck, and the overlooked stocks behind it: Amkor (AMKR), Camtek (CAMT), Onto Innovation (ONTO) and Besi.

Jun 27, 2026
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SpaceX is taking on the cell carriers, and analysts are floating a T-Mobile (TMUS) takeover

SpaceX just told IPO investors it will challenge the big wireless carriers with its own Starlink Mobile service, armed with $17 billion of new spectrum and satellites that work like cell towers in orbit. Here is what is real, plus the speculative T-Mobile (TMUS) takeover idea Wall Street is floating, and why Deutsche Telekom makes it hard.

Jun 27, 2026
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Monthly dividend ETFs explained: QQQI, SPYI and the safer SCHD

Covered-call ETFs like QQQI and SPYI dangle 12 to 14 percent monthly yields, but the headline number hides real risks and very different tax treatment. Here is how they actually work, what they pay, the catch, and how the safer SCHD compares.

Jun 27, 2026
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Meet the robot stocks, and why every Big Tech giant is racing into physical AI

Physical AI, robots that act in the real world, is being called the next big wave after AI, and the whole Mag 7 is racing in. Here is what they are building and the robot stocks you can actually buy, from the established names to the small caps with the most upside and risk.

Jun 27, 2026
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SpaceX (SPCX) is joining the Nasdaq-100 just two weeks after its IPO, at less than 1% weight

SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 barely a month after the largest IPO in history, under a brand-new fast-entry rule. Here is why a $2 trillion company comes in at under 1% weight, how it compares with the other recent additions, and whether the forced buying is actually bullish.

Jun 27, 2026
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The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) just added its first Chinese stock, and it is the priciest name in the fund

The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) just added GigaDevice, its first Chinese holding, and it is the priciest name in the fund. It is also tied to China's real DRAM giant CXMT through a shared founder and supply deal, making it the closest thing to a backdoor on still-private CXMT.

Jun 27, 2026
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What history says about tech stocks in July of a midterm year

July is normally one of tech's best months, but 2026 is a midterm election year, and those play by different rules. Here is what history shows about the Nasdaq, the late-summer swoon, and the rally after the vote.

Jun 27, 2026
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What every space stock actually does, and why ASTS, RKLB and the rest fell after SpaceX went public

Space stocks ran up together on Golden Dome defense money, then fell together after SpaceX’s record IPO. Here is what AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Planet Labs (PL) and the rest of the basket actually do, and why they move as one trade.

Jun 26, 2026
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HIVE Digital (HIVE): a green bitcoin miner pivoting to AI, and a Leopold Aschenbrenner pick

HIVE Digital (HIVE) is the cheap, green bitcoin miner betting on AI. A look at the BUZZ HPC pivot, the recent $300 million share program, the Leopold Aschenbrenner stake, and the full bull and bear case.

Jun 26, 2026
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Ondas (ONDS): a Lockheed Martin (LMT) deal, 10x revenue, and a stock cut in half

Ondas (ONDS) has a Lockheed Martin (LMT) counter-drone deal, a $457 million backlog and revenue up tenfold. It also has 508 million shares, heavy short interest, insider selling, and a Cramer meme-stock label. Both stories are true.

Jun 26, 2026
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BlackBerry (BB) surged on its AI pivot while Nokia (NOK) and Qualcomm (QCOM) sold off

BlackBerry (BB) jumped on a QNX-led earnings beat while Nokia (NOK), Qualcomm (QCOM) and the chip suppliers fell. The old phone names are no longer one trade.

Jun 26, 2026
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Are SaaS stocks AI roadkill or AI winners? A look at ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and the SaaSpocalypse

Software has shed about $2 trillion as AI agents threaten the per-seat model. What ServiceNow (NOW) and Adobe (ADBE) actually do, why NOW round-tripped from its lows, and whether SaaS is still needed in the AI era.

Jun 26, 2026
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Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron (MU) are all trillion-dollar stocks now. Here is how they stack up against the Mag 7.

The AI memory boom turned Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron (MU) into trillion-dollar companies. Here is how the memory giants stack up against each other and the Mag 7, and the DRAM ETF that packages them in one ticker.

Jun 26, 2026
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The AI shortage keeps moving: from GPUs to memory, and now to hard drives (STX, WDC)

The AI shortage keeps rotating down the supply chain: first GPUs, then compute and networking, now memory, and hard drives are the leg lighting up next. The pattern, the stock moves at each stage, and what could be next.

Jun 26, 2026
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Korea's market halted for the third time this week. Micron (MU) fell overnight, then bounced at the open.

South Korea halted trading a third time this week as SK Hynix and Samsung fell about 9 percent. Micron (MU) dropped overnight, then bounced at the open. Why this memory selloff is about leverage and positioning, not demand.

Jun 26, 2026
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IREN bought the Warriors' jersey patch. Here's how it stacks up against WULF, CIFR and the other ex-miners

A few years ago IREN was a bitcoin miner. Now its badge is going on every Golden State Warriors jersey in a deal worth more than $50 million a year. Here is what IREN actually does, the Microsoft and Nvidia contracts behind the splash, and how it compares to ex-miners like WULF, CIFR, APLD and CLSK.

Jun 25, 2026
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Sandisk (SNDK) ripped more than 20% on Micron's (MU) blowout: the memory stocks to watch

Sandisk (SNDK) jumped more than 20% today, the loudest name in a memory-stock rally lit by Micron's (MU) record quarter. Why SNDK ripped, and the other memory names riding the same wave.

Jun 25, 2026
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Your old phone brands are AI stocks now: Nokia (NOK), BlackBerry (BB), Qualcomm (QCOM)

The brands that ruled the 2000s, Nokia, BlackBerry, Qualcomm and Ericsson, mostly got crushed by the iPhone. The survivors reinvented themselves around AI, from data-center networking to the software in your car to chips taking on Nvidia. What each does now, and the catch.

Jun 25, 2026
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After Micron's blowout, SK Hynix could go even bigger on July 29

Micron just posted a blockbuster quarter. The real question for July 29 is whether SK Hynix, the bigger HBM player with about 62% market share, the largest Nvidia HBM4 allocation, and record 72% margins, can top it. The bull case, and the catch.

Jun 25, 2026
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Micron just had its best quarter ever. Wall Street sold tech anyway.

We called the blowout and Micron delivered a record quarter. So why did the Nasdaq sell off anyway? A hot inflation print and a jittery AI trade, not the fundamentals.

Jun 25, 2026
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Everything sold off at once right before Micron earnings. Here is what is actually going on.

A two-day, sell-everything rout hit stocks, Bitcoin, gold and silver right before Micron earnings. Here is what actually drove it, in plain English.

Jun 24, 2026
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Did the AI bubble just pop, or was that a dip to buy?

After a brutal week for chip stocks, everyone's asking if the AI bubble is bursting. Here's the bear case, the bull case, and where I land: this looks more like a fear-driven dip than a popped bubble, with one real crack worth watching.

Jun 24, 2026
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This month's top AI stocks in overnight trading: Marvell leads, Dell a one-night spike

We split a month of AI stock returns into overnight versus intraday. Dell and Marvell led overnight at about 32%, but Dell's came almost entirely from one earnings night, while Marvell's was the real repeating pattern.

Jun 24, 2026